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Who would have thought that, globally, the IT industry produces about the same volume of greenhouse gases as the world’s airline

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问题     Who would have thought that, globally, the IT industry produces about the same volume of greenhouse gases as the world’s airlines do—roughly 2 percent of all C02 emissions?
    Many everyday tasks take a surprising toll on the environment. A Google search can leak between 0. 2 and 7. 0 grams of C02, depending on how many attempts are needed to get the "right" answer. To deliver results to its users quickly, then, Google has to maintain vast data centres around the world, packed with powerful computers. While producing large quantities of C02, these computers emit a great deal of heat, so the centres need to be well air-conditioned, which uses even more energy.
    However, Google and other big tech providers monitor their efficiency closely and make improvements. Monitoring is the first step on the road to reduction, but there is much more to be done, and not just by big companies.
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答案 有谁原本应当想到?全球范围内的IT工业和全世界的航空工业能产生出同样数量的温室气体——大约所有二氧化碳排出总量的2％。 许多日常事务对环境造成了令人震惊的破坏。由于人们要得到他们所需求的“答案”，他们必然会进行多次搜索尝试，所以，一次Google使用能够释放出0．2至0．7克的二氧化碳。为了高速的将搜索结果传输给用户端，Google公司不得不使用高功率的一些电脑装备，并在全世界范围内拥有巨大的数据中心来维持工作。这些电脑在产生出大量二氧化碳的同时还释放出热量，因此，数据中心又需要应用更多的能量来进行良好的温控处理。 然而事实上，Google公司和一些其它大的科技公司已经在进行着密切的检测工作，并且对此已经有所改进。检测只是减少排放这个漫长道路的第一步，然而我们还能去做更多的事情，并且也不应只局限在大公司当中。
解析 ①虚拟语气的翻译：Would have thought；②熟词生僻含义的考查：toll；③分词做状语：depending on…，packed with…；④不定式做目的状语：to deliver results to its users, quickly；⑤while引导时间状语从句以及which引导的非限制性定于从句。
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